A strong bipartisan majority of Texans support legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana—and most also want to see the state ban unregulated intoxicating hemp products—according to a new poll.
The survey from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs that was released on Tuesday looked at public opinion on a wide range of policy issues, including cannabis reform.
It found that an overwhelming 79 percent of respondents back legalizing medical marijuana. That includes 86 percent of Democrats, 75 percent of Republicans and 73 percent of independents.
Another 62 percent are in favor of recreational legalization—with 71 percent of Democrats, 53 percent of Republicans supporting the reform and 63 percent of independents on board.
Support for decriminalizing cannabis stands at 69 percent—including 79 percent of Democrats, 61 percent of Republicans and 67 percent of independents.
“After having provided their stand-alone evaluations of these three policy proposals, Texans were asked which one of the three policies was closest to their own personal preference, with a fourth option of maintaining the current Texas policies and regulations governing marijuana use in the Lone Star State,” the poll report says. “When forced to pick one of the four policy options, 32% of Texans opted for
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